African Pancakes

Pancakes, African style, make a great breakfast or snack. Dust with cinnamon sugar or fill with cream cheese for pure delish.

These comforting, tender, and tasty pancakes are a cross between crepes and American pancakes. A great make-ahead breakfast topped with your choice of toppings: butter, syrup, cinnamon sugar, you name it!

Makes about 8 pancakes

Course Breakfast

Cuisine African

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Resting Time 1

Total Time 1 25

Servings

Calories 434kcal

Author Imma

Ingredients

2 cups (240g) flour
½-⅔ cup (100-130g) sugar
¼-½ teaspoon (1g) nutmeg
¾ teaspoon (4-5g) salt
6 eggs
1½ cups (354ml) milk
¼ cup (60g) melted butter
1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
2 tablespoons (30ml) oil, optional (as needed to grease the pan)

Instructions

Sift together the flour, sugar, nutmeg, and salt, and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the eggs and milk together with a mixer or by hand.
Mix in the flour mixture until everything has been incorporated. Then stir in melted butter and vanilla extract.
Let the batter rest for about an hour in the refrigerator or overnight.
Heat a skillet or a non-stick frying pan, then lightly coat it with vegetable oil, cooking spray, or clarified butter.
Pour about a ½ cup of batter, depending on the size of your fry pan or skillet. Tilt the pan so the batter spreads across the bottom of the pan. Cook the pancake for about 2 minutes, or until the bottom is lightly browned. Lift it with a spatula, turn, and cook the other side.
Serve hot, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or syrup. You could also fill them with nut butter, jam, or cream cheese.

Notes

Oil the pan for the first pancake so it doesn't stick, but you probably won't have to do it for the rest. I have an oiled paper towel on hand just in case.
Feel free to reduce the sugar by half. Several who have tried this recipe say it's excellent but a little too sweet.
For lighter pancakes, use 1 cup milk and ½ cup water instead of 1½ cups milk.
Please remember that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based on the products used in the recipe.

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